Charles the First
[“Charles the First” was designed in 1818, begun towards the close of
1819 [Medwin, “Life”, 2 page 62], resumed in January, and finally laid
aside by June, 1822. It was published in part in the “Posthumous
Poems”, 1824, and printed, in its present form (with the addition of
some 530 lines), by Mr. W.M. Rossetti, 1870. Further particulars are
given in the Editor’s Notes at the end of Volume 3.]
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